NorWester - Spring 2004

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A Publication forAlumni & Friendsof NorthwesternM ichigan College

Spring 20 04

“ T h e v o t e r s o f

Gr a n d Tr a v e r s e

Co u n t y s u ppo r t e d

t h i s p r o j e c t b y

appr oving t he bond

r equest in 1999 and

now NMC has kepti t s pr omise t o t ea r

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b u i l d i n g a n d

c r e at e a be au t i f u l

n e w f a c i l i t y on

t h i s s pe c i a l s i t e .”

Tim NelsonNM C President

(L to R) Pa ul LaPorte, President of the Traverse CityRotary Club, and George Bearup, President ofRotary Charities of Traverse City, present NMCPresident Tim Nelson w ith a check for $ 1 millionfor the G reat Lakes Campus.

NMC Gr eat Lakes Campus:Gr and Opening on Apr il 21The p ublic is invited to attend theGrand Opening and Dedication of the Great Lakes Camp us on Wedne sday,

April 21. The Ribbon-Cutting Ceremonywill be at 2:30 p .m. with Pub lic Tour sfollow ing from 3:00-7:00 p.m. In ho no rof the o ccasion, the improvisory acousticgroup , “Neptun e Qu artet” has p roduc edan o riginal CD called “The Great Thaw ”and w ill give a free p remiere p erfor-mance of the m usic at 7:00 p .m. after theGrand O p en ing. NMC alum Glen Wolff isa member o f the group and h as createda print which will be available for salealong w ith the CD.

“This is an imp ortant occasion forthe co llege an d th e co mm un ity,” NMCPresiden t Tim Nelson said. “The vot ersof Grand Traverse Cou nty sup po rted thisproject by approving the b ond request in1999 and n ow NMC has kept its pro miseto tear dow n the freezer building andcreate a beautiful new facility on thisspecial site.”

Spe cial inde ed. Locate d on eight acresand five-hundred feet of frontage on WestBay in Traverse City, th e Great LakesCampu s opens up “a wh ole new view”and a ne w front d oor for NMC.

Four p rogram areas inhabit the tw owings which are connected by asee-through glass exhibit hall.

• The Great Lakes Water Studies Institut e;• The Great Lakes Maritime Acade my;• The Gre at Lakes Culinary Institute ;• The Hagerty Center.

The Great Lakes Campus Camp aign h asraised over $3 m illion to co mp lete thep roject. In Febr uary, Rotary Charities of

Traverse City pledged $1 m illion tosupp ort the Water Studies Instituteand launch an “Alliance for Great LakesStewardship” which will involve Rotariansin projects to prote ct freshw ater.

Over 70 0 “fish” have joined th e sch oo l onthe wall of the Professional Developm entCenter and are still available for purchase

(see enclosed coup on). “This project hasgenerated a lot of interest and enth usi-asm,” Nelson said, “and w e are e ager t oopen the doors and welcome everyonein to en joy it.”

For more information about the Grea t Lakes Campus,call 231 99 5-1 02 1 or visit the website at:www.greatlakescampus.org





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Timothy J. Nelson

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uy a s for just 100 and help us create “ A Whole New View” on West Bay inTraverse City. Your name or the name of a loved one will appear on the sh—and be part of the “ school” of sh prom inently displayed in the Great Lakes ProfessionalDevelopment Center at Northwestern Michigan College.

Use the form below to buy your sh. Pay now or spread your $100 over four payments.

For m ore inform ation, please call (231) 995-1021 w eekdays, 8 a.m.-5 p.m .

Buy a Fish, Join the School!

U s e t h i s co u p on o r o n t h e w e b : w w w . g r e a t l a k e s ca m p u s . or g

1970’sReid, M ichael D. 19 77 -792498 Tranquil Drive, Troy, MI 4809 8 reidmi chael@ comcast.net Mr. Reid received an A.A. in Business fromBusiness Administration from Central Micand an MBA from Mi chigan State Universemployed by Daimler Chrysler Corporatioand is now a purchasing agent. He and hialong with their two children— Steven 13Ashley, 10— live in Troy, Michigan.1980’sSquicciarini, Sheila A. (Smith) 19 79 -8 1510 Escott Street, Big Rapids, MI 49 307 Ms. Squicciarini studied dental assisting ata prof essor of Nuclear M edicine at Ferris She was marr ied to t he late Thomas Squic1979 -80) and has one daughter.1990’sBollinger, Elizabeth B. 1990-923715 Fletcher Drive, Los Angeles, CA 900eqqusole@ yahoo.com Ms. Bollinger received an A.A. in Art fromB.A. in printmaking from California StatLong Beach. She is currently t akin g classe jour nali sm at UCLA.

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N e p t u n e Q u a r t e t

In 1 999 th e vote r s o f Gr a nd

Travers e County app roved a

$3 4.7 million bond req ues t fr om

NMC w hich p rovid ed a rem a rka ble

op p or tu nity to bu ild new fa ci lit ie s and renova te

old ones—in order to cr ea te a mo re a es th et ic a nd

effective lear ning environment on every camp us.

Now , in th e sp r ing of 2 004, w e ca n s ee th e co mp let io n

of t hes e p roject s on the hor iz on a nd th e results a re

even more than we ho ped for. We invite you to sh are

our enth us ia sm by a tt end ing th e Grand Op ening of t heGreat Lakes Camp us a nd to visit us whenever you can.

A lea r ning d es tina tion? “Find it here!”



Tee t imes are still available for th e 22 ndAnn ual Scho larship Op en on Thursday,Augu st 5, 200 4! And , th is year th e even tis at Crystal Mou ntain Resort inThomp sonville, abou t 28 m iles south -west of Traverse City. “Crystal Mountain

is an exc ellent ven ue ,” Golf Comm itteeChair Dr. Don Goo d said. “They h ave anice co nference facility and the golf cour ses are very goo d.”

Starting ou t as a ski resort in 19 55,Crystal Moun tain added the 18-holeBetsie Valley go lf cou rse in the 197 0s,designe d by Robert Meyer. In 1998, th e18-ho le Moun tain Ridge cour se w ascompleted, designed by William

Newcomb . Complementing the golf cou rses is the Kinloch en Lodge wh ichopen ed in 2002 with a pro shop ,restaurant, bar and co ndo miniums.Crystal’s Director of Golf is Brad Deanwh o w as named the Michigan SectionPGA Profession al of the Year in 200 2.

The NMC Scho larship Op en is not onlya great time for the 350 golfers w hoparticipate, but raises valuable funds forthe NMC Hon or s Program. In fact,

Hono rs Program stude nts staff the e ventand meet the people who h elp themreach th eir edu cation al goals. For mo reinform ation o r to schedu le yourfoursome, call 231 995-1021 or emailChe ryl Paul at: cp aul@nm c.ed u

Crystal Mountain Resort’s Mountain Ridge (left)and Betsy Valley course (above) w ill host the2 2nd Annual NM C Scholarship Open.

Foundation WelcomeNew Board M embe

Dennis Fedorinchikis the presiowner of Hallm ark Constr

He is past President of the ABuilder and Contractors (ANorthern Michigan and recHumanitarian/ CommunityAward in 2000 from the H

Association. He is also past chair of t he M-TE

Brenda Biedermanis an activecommunity volunteer who on the Board of Directors W’sResour ce Center, an d as Vicof the Board. She started t“ WomResource Center Extravaga” the Brothers & Big Sisters“ Big Soiree” a

the American Cancer Society“ Cattle Baron s’ Ball” in 2002.

Todd Stachnikis the Account VPresident with UBS Financtheir Traverse City of fice. vice-president of the EconoDevelopment Corporation County, and is co-chair of LCitizens for Farmland Pres

Todd is also a trustee on the f inance council oChurch in Maple City.

Chad Dutmersis Area PresideCorporate Bank ing, Nationof Northern Michigan. Priexperience includes two yeNuveen and Company in C

followed by seven years inbanking at Old Kent Bankwork at Old Kent, he received the“ Illinois MVP” award as thhighest-producing Old Kent commercial bank

Paul Maurerhas been PresidePaul W. Maurer General CoInc. for twenty-four y ears.memb er and past PresidentHome Builders AssociationTraverse and a mem ber of Hom e Builders Association

current director and is past Chair of the MichIndustry Mu tual Insurance Company in Lans

Randy Kiesselopened the Rob

Baird off ice Traverse City previous experience with BEF Hutton, and Prudential Randy has been active in thcommunity for many yearsthe board of the Crooked T

Scout Council, the Traverse Symphony Orchemember of t he Traverse City Economic Club wthe Secretary / Treasurer and President.

The following Foundation board members wethree-year terms: Bob Boeve, Becky Cooper, Shirley Okerstrom. Officers for 20 04 are JayBenson, 1st Vice Chair; Tim Nelson, 2nd ViceSecretary; and Bob Boeve, Treasurer. Edwardan Emeritus Member and Chuck Judson was nEmeritus of the Foundation Board.

Six energetic new board members hav e jNMC Foundation for three-year terms; th

1990’sChapple, Kandace 1 99 3- 95info@ grandtraversewoman.com Ms. Chapple r eceived an Associate of Arts from NMC, and through NMC ’ s University Center she received a Bachelors in Business Administration from Davenport University,and teacher certification in secondary education from Ferris State Univer sity. Along with her sister, Kerry Winkl er, she created and p ublishes “ Grand Traverse Woman.” She and her husband, Tim, live in Interlochen with their son, Kendall.

Al umni Updat esTank, Jason P. 19 92 -9 4Mr. Tank studied mat h at NM C and continued his studies at Michigan State University. He is part own er of Front Street I nvestment M anagem ent in Traverse City, Michigan and is married to fellow alumnus, Jennifer (Anderson) Tank; they have two children.W inkler, Kerry 19 93 -95info@ grandtraversewoman.com Ms. Winkler received an AA in General Education from NMC, a BS in Elementar y Education fr om LSSU, and teacher certif ication in K-5 fr om MSU. She and her sister,Kandace Chapple, created and pu blish “ Grand Traverse Woman.” She lives in Interlochen with her husband,Nate, and son, Maxwell.

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“We’re looking for college prep studentsw ith m ech anical aptitud e,” Great LakesMaritime Acade my Instru cto r MikeHochsch eidt said. “The y need to have

good problem-solving skills and be self-disciplined.” Hochscheidt is describingcandidates for the “Pow er SystemsProgram” which will train graduates toop erate p ow er p lants, starting fall 2004.

Several maritime academies offer thesekinds of p rograms in “facilities mana ge-men t” becau se their engineeringpro grams pro vide mu ch of the basiccurriculum. “Some of our Maritimegraduates have switche d from ship to

sho re,” Hoch sche idt said, “and foundvery goo d jobs at variou s utilities,ho spitals and u niversities.”

One of those graduates is Parish Geersw ho wo rks for CMS Energy n earGrayling. “I like w orking w ith a lot of different kinds of equipm ent, such ashydraulics, pneumatics, control systems,moto rs, generators, and p ump s becauseyou ’re alw ays learn ing,” he said. “Ibelieve o pp ortun ities in th is field arevery good, due to the trend towardmore med ium-sized gene rating p lantsand inc reased d em and for electricity.”

Hochscheidt developed the courseworkfor the new pro gram and is enthusiasticabo ut its p ossibilities. “These skillsprep are you for man y different k inds of jobs,” he said , “an d it’s ch alle nging workw ith job secu rity.”

For more information, call GLMA at 231 995-1200or email: mhochscheidt@ nmc.edu

Pow er Systems ProgramStarts Fall ‘0 4

Below, Maritime Cadet Raymond Jones learnsabout a distribution panel.

“It seemed like the app rop riate thingto do,” Craig Mulder, Executive Directorof NMC’s Learn ing Resou rces andTechnologies, said. “It’s a way to sustain

th e wo rk of the c ollege.” Craig and h isw ife Kathi have named the NMCFoun dation as the ben eficiary of alife insu ranc e p olicy.

“It’s one way that p eop le like us canco ntr ibute ,” Kathi said. “We h ave thre edaughte rs so our resources are tied upin raising a family right now.” Kath iw orks as a midw ife in Traverse City.“I’ve seen NMC make a b ig differen ce inthe lives of the w ome n I w ork w ith,” she

said. “They can further th eir educationand get bette r jobs.”

“Of all the sc ho ols we ’ve atten ded , NMCprovides the most opportunity,” Craigsaid. “It’s a big p art o f this com mu nity.It’s a place to start out an d ex plorew ithout a major investmen t o f dollars.”

NMC Coupl e MakesPl anned Gif t

Asked w hy he cho se to give to NMCraig said, “Edu cation is an imp oringredient in w ho I am—no t just utilitarian side of it, but how it haen riche d my life.”

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“Getting into trou ble was the w orstand the best thing that ever happ enedto me,” Sally Bee mo n said. Grow ing upin Charlevoix, Beemon wasdoing we ll in high schooluntil she “started hangingaround w ith the wron gkids and h ating mypare nts.” A turn ing po intcame when she w asarrested for “minor in

po ssession of alcoho l.”“The judge gave m e achoice of going to adetention home or a workcamp in Colorado w ith m ych urc h,” she said, “I wentto the cam p and re claimed my spiritu-ality.” He r youth grou p leade r gave hera “Life Transfor mat ion Award ” and shereturne d to scho ol, w orked hard, andgraduated with h er class.

NMC St udent Is NumberOne in t he St at e

After a semester at anoth er co llegeBeem on came to NMC. “I love thico llege,” she said, “The small c lasse

and the teachers who geto kn ow you.” Whileworking two jobs, she’smanaged to earn a 3.81grade po int average andinvolved w ith Phi ThetaKapp a, the hon or societfor co mm unity colleges.

Nominated b y NMC toth e All-USA Acad em icTeam, Beemon receivedthe top spot in the StateMichigan and a scho larsfrom Co ca Co la as a “Ne

Cen tu ry Sch olar.” She’ll be atte nd iWayne State Un iversity in th e fall wthe goal of beco ming a do cto r. “I’vlearned that it’s possible to get pasw hat’s ho lding you back ,” she said

Sally Beemon

After skiing togeth er in high sch ool,Bill Karczew ski and Matt Ride r of Traverse City wanted to start a ski teamat NMC, but en ded u p w ith only twomembers—themselves. Undaunted,the y com pete d against four-yearschoo ls throu ghou t Michigan andend ed u p in th e regional finals inMarquette w ith six Midw est states.

NMC Has Ski Team of Two“We had no coach,” Matt said, “so whe ckled each oth er.” As the o nlyfreshmen among th e top winners,we re prou d of their results. Matt w8th in th e Grand Slalom and 11 th ith e Slalom; Bill was 12 th in th e Sla“Next year our goal is to have a teaof six or eight members,” Bill said.“We’re goin g to call ourselves th eNMC Tree Hugge rs.”

NM C Ski Team M embersBill Karczewski and Matt Rider

To thank t he donors w ho helped this year’s N M C AnnualCommunity Campaign raise $2 68 ,00 0 (1 07 % of goal),NM C students called them on the phone. “ They we resurprised,” Kat herine Harr igan said. “ They realized thisw asn’t about business, but wa s a thank you. They saidyou don’t hear that a nymore.”

NM C Annual Giving Officer Teri Hedrich said, “ It’s aw onderful tw o-w ay connection betw een the studentand the donor. It’s an opportunity for the students tounderstand that a scholarship isn’t just a check but aperson— their neighbors and friends w ho arehelping t hem.”

Student callers are membersof the Student GovernmentAssociation and the honorsociety, Phi Theta Kappa—and are often scholarshiprecipients themselves.“ After I thanked them, theywere very glad,” BeckyHowe said. “I’m the onew ho gets to represent ourschool to these people.”

NMC St udent sThank Donor s

Katherine “Kat” Harriganthanks donors to the

Annual Campaign.

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